In India, thePanchayati Rajnowfunctionsas asystemof governance in which grampanchayatsare the basic units oflocaladministration. Thesystemhas three levels: GramPanchayat(village level), Mandal Parishad or Block Samiti orPanchayatSamiti (block level), and Zila Parishad (district level).

There are 3 types of Panchayati Raj systems:

Block Level Panchayat:A Panchayati Samiti (block panchayat) is a local government body at thetehsillevel. This body works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a "development block".The Panchayat Samiti is the link between the Gram Panchayat and the district administration.Membership in the block panchayat is mostly ex-official, it is composed of: all of theSarpanchas(gram panchayat chairmen) in the Panchayat Samiti area, the MPs and MLAs of the area, the sub-district officer (SDO) of the subdivision.

District Level Panchayat:The governing of the advance system at the district level in Panchayat Raj is also popularly known as Zila Parishad.The chief of administration is an officer of the IAS cadre. The membership varies from 40 to 60 and usually comprises- Deputy Commissioner of the District. Presidents of all Panchayat Samitis in the district, and heads of all Government Departments in the district;members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assemblies in the district; a representative of each cooperative society;some women and Scheduled Caste members if not adequately represented; and co-opted members having extraordinary experience and achievements in public service.

Village Level Panchayat:A gram panchayat is a village level administrative body, with a Sarpanch as its elected head. The members of the gram panchayat are elected for a period of five years by the members of Gram Sabha.

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